Indian poet (1889–1945)
Tripurana Venkata Surya Prasada Rao Dora (1889–1945) was an Indian poet, translator and zamindar.[1][2][3] He translated Sanskrit works like Raghuvaṃsam, Kumarasambhavam, Kiratarjuniyam, Uttara Ramacharita into Telugu.[4] He also translated Shakespeare's King Lear into Telugu. His Bharata Dharma Darsanam (1910) inspired younger Telugu poets.[1] His translations were noted for their correctness.[5] He was awarded the title of Kalaprapurna by the Andhra University in 1943.[6][7]
Early life
Tripurana Venkata Surya Prasada Rao Dora was born in a Telaga Kapu family[7] on 31 October 1889 in Siddhantam village of Srikakulam district.[8] His father was the noted poet Tripurana Tammayya Dora (1849–1890) and his mother was Narayanamma.[9][8] Tripurana family were the holders of a proprietary estate called Danthahundam in Srikakulam district.[7][6]
Career
On 18 July 1922, Tripurana Venkata Surya Prasada Rao was honoured by Emperor George V's son Prince of Wales in Madras Senate Hall with a golden bracelet. He was elected as the president of the Andhra Sahitya Parishad annual meeting held in Ballari in 1927.[8] He was also an honorary court poet of Jeypore Estate.[7]
Bibliography
- Nirvachana Kumarasambhavam (1913)
- Raghudayamu (1924)
- Rati Vilapamu (1926)
- Moyilu Rayabaramu (1940)
References